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Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't red bellies, as with most pacu, scavengers... From what I have seen and heard they only go after dying fish. To me that means if they are properly fed they would be no harm to a healthy fish... I've never owned them do I don't know, and I pass them by at the store as their size is not for my tank.

He is talking about piranhas not pacus. Different kind of fish :)
 
Some of the fish i got in my tank with my piranhas with no problems
 

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Yea he must have just got confused but u shouldnt have no problems with putting in a pleco just give it a couple hiding spots just incase i usualy just buy fish that i find on sale at big als n juss toss em in if they dont die thats good if they do oh well atleast its not as unhealthy as feeder goldfish but if u want them to grow fast and thick best and cheepest food is beef heart keep them full and they wont bother anything u put in the tank
 
nice red bellies Pharina you got there... ;)
 

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Nice i wanted to explore with the different kinds of piranhas but the other guys u gotta keep alone didnt want a tank with 1 fish is cool to see the way they interact with eachother
 
I always wanted red bellies. Maybe someday. I think they are nice looking fish. That black diamond is awesome but noway I'd do a big tank for one single fish.
 
Oh, how I wish they were legal here in Louisiana. But alas, too many waterways that they could survive in and too many irresponsible fish keepers who would let aquarium fish into the wild... I've wanted some forever. Yours look awesome! As does the black diamond.
 
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